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Health and wellness trends that will define the “new normal”
Derek Lotts | November 18, 2020The COVID outbreak has underlined the importance of staying fit and well, even when fitness and sporting facilities have been closed or limited in their capacity.
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Rethinking Australia’s relations with the USA and China
Sophie Mayo | November 18, 2020Sophie Mayo argues that Australia should hedge its bets between China and the USA at a time of increasing international tensions, and look to diversify its economic and strategic ties.
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A new dawn for disaster management
Paul Barnes | November 18, 2020Effective disaster risk reduction focuses heavily on prevention and preparedness capacities, but it also implies coordination between state and federal agencies.
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Pre-school is becoming a federal election issue
Kate Noble | November 18, 2020As well as promising benefits for children, a more integrated, universal preschool education system would deliver significant benefits to families and the economy.
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Gippsland lakes revisited
Max Thomas | November 17, 2020Incorporating traditional cultural values – such as the idea of soil being a living entity – into science can help restore land and water habitats in the Gippsland Lakes and elsewhere.
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Negotiating the morality of human-robot relations
Rachel Gray | November 17, 2020Designers who use ethics to shape better companion robots will end up making better humans too.
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What do employees value in the age of COVID-19?
Craig Donaldson | November 17, 2020There are a number of important lessons for leaders who are looking to maximise productivity and engagement with employees who work from home.
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This year – A Victorian perspective
Alan Stevenson | November 16, 2020As Victoria finally emerges from its long lock-down and travel restrictions begin to ease between the states, Alan Stevenson looks back at the experience and finds rays of hope for his community in what has been a dark year for the country.
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The struggle for truth in the era of deep-fakes
Gordon Weiss | November 16, 2020When our senses are drowned in a flood of dubious images how will we make the truth more resilient to maintain stable governance, trust in institutions and faith in the evening news?
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Put down your phone and go to sleep
Open Forum | November 16, 2020Analysis of data from the UK Biobank, involving almost 85,000 people, has found that lifestyle factors such as less screen time, adequate sleep, a better-quality diet, and physical activity can help fight depression.
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Hotter days ahead
Lynette Bettio | November 15, 2020While this year’s summer may be cooler and wetter than 2019, the latest State of the Climate report warns of hotter days ahead.
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Pulling back the veil
Brendan Nicholson | November 15, 2020Allegations of atrocities by Australian special forces in Afghanistan have been circulating for years, and the forthcoming report on the issue may raise some uncomfortable issues.